Use the Back button in your browser to see the other results of your search or to select another record.

Detailed Search Results

Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on myofascial pain and trigger point sensitivity
Graff-Radford SB, Reeves JL, Baker RL, Chiu D
Pain 1989 Apr;37(1):1-5
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: Yes; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on myofascial pain and trigger point sensitivity were assessed. Four modes of TENS and a no-stimulation control were compared in a double-blind design. Stimulation, carried out for 10 min on 60 subjects (12/group), showed significant pain reductions with 100 Hz, 250 msec stimulation followed by 100 Hz, 50 msec and then pain suppressor TENS. No pain reductions were found in the 2 Hz, 250 msec TENS or the control. No significant alteration in myofascial trigger point sensitivity, assessed with the pressure algometer, was found between the groups. The results suggest that high frequency, high intensity TENS is effective in reducing myofascial pain, and that these pain reductions do not reflect changes in local trigger point sensitivity.

Full text (sometimes free) may be available at these link(s):      help